New Year Cards
Here are my new year cards. The twelve animals and the 'elder' and 'younger' halves of five elements, i.e., wood, fire, earth, gold and water, are combined to form the 60-year calendar cycling in Japan according to the old Chinese calendar system.
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 2023 Water-e x Tiger Shigisan and Kuramayama. Original and related images |
 2022 Water-e x Tiger Shigisan and Kuramayama. Original and related images |
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2021 Gold-y x Ox Koishikawa Ushi-Tenjin. |
2020 Gold-e x Mouse Mouse of Lord Ookuni and Daikokuten. |
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2019 Earth-y x Wild boar A wild boar in the thicket of bush clover by Gyokusen Mochidzuki. |
2018 Earth-e x Dog 018
Ancient teracotta of dog and various items from North- |
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| 2017 Fire-y x Fowl | 2016 Fire-e x Monkey | |
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Partridge Cochin by Princess Akishino. Original and related images |
A female gorilla from Alfred R. Wallace's Malay Archipelago. Original and related images |
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| 2015 Wood-y x Sheep | 2014 Wood-e x Horse. | |
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Persepolis relief. Original and related images |
Lascaux cave art. Original and related images |
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2013 Water-y x Snail. "Snakes and Frogs playing together" by Gyosai Kawanabe.
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2012 Water-e x Dragon. "A dragon crossing over Mt. Fuji" by Hokusai. |
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2011 Gold-y x Hare. Prambanan Motif, Lolo Jonggrang Temple, Java. |
2010 Gold-E x Tiger. Balinese tiger and tigress (stuffed). Bogor Zoological Museum. |
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2009 Earth-y x Ox. Sculptures of Nandi (Shiva's vehicle, ox) and others in Bogor Botanical Garden. |
Relief of Natural History Museum, London. |
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2007 Fire-y x Boar. Altamira cave art.
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2006 Fire-y x dog Ivory "happy dogs". |
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2005 Wood-y x Cock. "White cock and hen" by Jakuchu. |
2004 Wood-e x Monkey. Questioned "Monkey" by Mao Song, a Southern Song artist. |
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| 2003 Water-y x Seep. | ||
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"Sheep" by Ougyo. Original images |
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